# NTSB Accident LAX08FA109
> **PIPER PA-23-160** · 2008-04-16 · San Dimas, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX08FA109
- **Event ID:** 20080422X00530
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-04-16
- **Location:** San Dimas, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.089168, -117.796943
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-23-160
- **Registration:** N4080P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power in the left engine due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff following the power loss.

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